An artist's impression of JUICE arriving in the Jovian system (celestial bodies and distances not to scale). On Thursday, April 13, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will lift off from the ...

Editor's note: ESA has postponed the launch of its JUICE Jupiter mission due to the risk of lightning at the launch site. The launch is now scheduled for Friday (April 14) at 8:14 a.m. EDT (1214 GMT).

(CNN) — The European Space Agency has sent a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, launched Friday at 8:14 ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its first flagship exploration mission and its first voyage to the outer solar system, and the event marks a significant moment for Europe's space ...

The Juice mission has five main objectives, including using its powerful suite of 10 instruments to characterize the three icy moons and determine whether they harbor oceans, uncover what makes ...

Icy moon Ganymede—which JUICE will orbit—appears as a gray, mottled orb crossing the face of Jupiter in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Sixty-seven orbits of Jupiter. Two close-ups of its ...

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft, which launched last week, has sent back its first images from space — and they are some stunning views of the Earth. The ...

Launching on Thursday, April, 13, the European Space Agency JUICE mission will make history when it heads to Jupiter and its moons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

(CNN) -- The European Space Agency has sent a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, launched Friday at ...

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